Method and apparatus for processing barge-in requests
First Claim
1. In a subscriber unit capable of wireless communication with an infrastructure, the infrastructure comprising a server, a method comprising:
- engaging in a wireless communication between the subscriber unit and the server via the infrastructure, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
locally detecting, during the wireless communication, an input event; and
discontinuing presentation of the subscriber-targeted information as the output at the subscriber unit in response to detection of the input event.
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Abstract
Based on local detection of input events at a subscriber unit, presentation of subscriber-targeted information (e.g., audio or visual data) may be quickly halted in response to a barge-in request indicated by an input event. The determination whether a given input event constitutes a valid barge-in request is preferably based on input event prioritization data provided to the subscriber from, for example, a server running one or more applications currently communicating with the subscriber unit. Furthermore, detection of an input event indicative of a barge-in request at a subscriber unit causes the subscriber unit to transmit a message to the source of the subscriber-targeted information (e.g., the server), which message in turn causes the information source to discontinue presentation of the subscriber-targeted information. In this manner, the present invention provides a technique for quickly responding to barge-in requests regardless of the delay characteristics of the underlying communication system.
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50 Claims
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1. In a subscriber unit capable of wireless communication with an infrastructure, the infrastructure comprising a server, a method comprising:
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engaging in a wireless communication between the subscriber unit and the server via the infrastructure, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
locally detecting, during the wireless communication, an input event; and
discontinuing presentation of the subscriber-targeted information as the output at the subscriber unit in response to detection of the input event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a subscriber unit capable of wireless communication with an infrastructure, the infrastructure comprising a server, a method comprising steps of:
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engaging in a wireless communication between the subscriber unit and the server via the infrastructure, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
locally detecting, during the wireless communication, an input event; and
transmitting, to the server and in response to the input event, a message that causes the server to discontinue presentation of the subscriber-targeted information to the subscriber unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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14. In a subscriber unit capable of wireless communication with an infrastructure, the infrastructure comprising a server, a method comprising steps of:
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receiving, from the server, input event prioritization data;
engaging in a wireless communication between the subscriber unit and the server via the infrastructure, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
locally detecting, during the wireless communication, an input event; and
determining whether the input event constitutes a barge-in request relative to the wireless communication based at least in part upon the input event prioritization data.
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20. In a server forming a part of an infrastructure, the infrastructure in wireless communication with at least one subscriber unit, a method comprising:
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engaging in a wireless communication between the server via the infrastructure and the subscriber unit, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
enabling barge-in by the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
receiving, from the subscriber unit, a message that indicates the detection, at the subscriber unit, of a barge-in request; and
discontinuing presentation of the subscriber-targeted information to the subscriber unit in response to the message. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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23. In a server forming a part of an infrastructure, the infrastructure in wireless communication with at least one subscriber unit, a method comprising:
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providing, to the subscriber unit, input event prioritization data;
engaging in a wireless communication between the server via the infrastructure and the subscriber unit, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication; and
receiving, from the subscriber unit, a message that indicates the detection, at the subscriber unit, of a barge-in request, wherein the message is sent by the subscriber unit in response to detection, at the subscriber unit of an input event that constitutes a valid barge-in request based on the input event prioritization data.
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26. A subscriber unit capable of wireless communication with an infrastructure comprising a server, the subscriber unit comprising:
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means for engaging in a wireless communication between the subscriber unit and the server via the infrastructure, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
means for locally detecting, during the wireless communication, an input event; and
means for discontinuing presentation of the subscriber-targeted information as the output at the subscriber unit in response to detection of the input event.
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33. A subscriber unit capable of wireless communication with an infrastructure comprising a server, the subscriber unit comprising:
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means for engaging in a wireless communication between the subscriber unit and the server via the infrastructure, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
means for locally detecting, during the wireless communication, an input event; and
means for transmitting, to the server and in response to the input event, a message that causes the server to discontinue presentation of the subscriber-targeted information to the subscriber unit. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50)
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39. A subscriber unit capable of wireless communication with an infrastructure comprising a server, the subscriber unit comprising:
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means for receiving, from the server, input event prioritization data;
means for engaging in a wireless communication between the subscriber unit and the server via the infrastructure, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
means for locally detecting, during the wireless communication, an input event; and
means for determining whether the input event constitutes a barge-in request relative to the wireless communication based at least in part upon the input event prioritization data.
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45. A server forming a part of an infrastructure in wireless communication with at least one subscriber unit, the server comprising:
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means for engaging in a wireless communication between the server via the infrastructure and the subscriber unit, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
means for enabling barge-in by the subscriber unit during the wireless communication;
means for receiving, from the subscriber unit, a message that indicates the detection, at the subscriber unit, of a barge-in request; and
means for discontinuing presentation of the subscriber-targeted information to the subscriber unit in response to the message.
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48. A server forming a part of an infrastructure in wireless communication with at least one subscriber unit, a method comprising:
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means for providing, to the subscriber unit, input event prioritization data;
means for engaging in a wireless communication between the server via the infrastructure and the subscriber unit, wherein subscriber-targeted information provided by the server is provided as output at the subscriber unit during the wireless communication; and
means for receiving, from the subscriber unit, a message that indicates the detection, at the subscriber unit, of a barge-in request, wherein the message is sent by the subscriber unit in response to detection, at the subscriber unit of an input event that constitutes a valid barge-in request based on the input event prioritization data.
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